This is a list of foreign football players in the Russian Premier League.

The players had to play at least one league game to be included, the players who were signed by a Premier League club but only played in the Cup games, reserves team or in friendlies are not listed. The years listed are the calendar years the players played at least one league game in, if they did not play in a year, that year is not listed even if they played in Cup games or for the reserves that year or played in the previous/subsequent year that was the part of the same season. That includes the new signings who are not yet registered to play.

Players who originally played for a foreign national team but later played for Russia (such as Yuriy Nikiforov or Valery Kechinov) are not included. Players who originally played for Russia but later played for a foreign team (such as Aleksei Bakharev or Vladislav Lemish) are included.

Players who hold dual citizenship (including Russian) are included, unless they played for the Russian national team (including junior levels). The players who hold dual citizenship (none of them Russian) are listed under the country of their birth (if they have not played for any national team) or under the country they represented internationally (including junior levels). If a player represented more than one country internationally, he is listed under the country he represented last.

The players whose name is written in bold are on the 2025–26 squad lists in the league.

Sharif Mukhammad – FC Anzhi Makhachkala – 2010–2014

Bekim Balaj – FC Akhmat Grozny, FC Nizhny Novgorod – 2016–2019, 2021 Elvin Beqiri – FC Alania Vladikavkaz – 2005 Klisman Cake – FC Akhmat Grozny – 2026 Marvin Çuni – FC Rubin Kazan – 2024–2025 Mirlind Daku – FC Rubin Kazan, FC Spartak Moscow – 2023–2026 Enis Gavazaj – FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk – 2018 Nazmi Gripshi – FC Rubin Kazan – 2026 Ilion Lika – FC Terek Grozny – 2008 Erald Maksuti – FC Akhmat Grozny – 2026 Mario Mitaj – FC Lokomotiv Moscow – 2022–2024 Belajdi Pusi – FC Fakel Voronezh – 2025–2026 Odise Roshi – FC Terek Grozny – 2016–2020

Imadeddine Azzi – FC Dynamo Makhachkala – 2025 Mohamed Azzi – FC Dynamo Makhachkala, PFC CSKA Moscow – 2025–2026 Sofiane Hanni – FC Spartak Moscow – 2018–2019 Raïs M'Bolhi – FC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 2011 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue – FC Dynamo Makhachkala – 2024–2026 Mehdi Zeffane – FC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 2020–2021

Bastos – FC Rostov – 2013–2016, 2021 João Batxi – FC Krasnodar – 2022–2026 Egas Cacintura – FC Ufa, FC Dynamo Makhachkala, FC Akhmat Grozny – 2021–2022, 2024–2026 Manuel Keliano – FC Akhmat Grozny – 2025–2026 Felício Milson – FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod – 2022 Miro – FC Dynamo Makhachkala – 2025–2026 Francisco Zuela – FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Alania Vladikavkaz – 2009–2011

Oscar Ahumada – FC Rostov – 2011 Cristian Ansaldi – FC Rubin Kazan, FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 2008–2014 Alejandro Barbaro – FC SKA-Khabarovsk – 2017 Esequiel Barco – FC Spartak Moscow – 2024–2026 Antonio Barijho – FC Saturn Ramenskoye – 2004 Pablo Barrientos – FC Moscow – 2006–2008 Adrián Bastía – FC Saturn Ramenskoye – 2004 Benjamín Bosch – FC Orenburg – 2026 Héctor Bracamonte – FC Moscow, FC Terek Grozny, FC Rostov – 2003–2012 Fernando Cavenaghi – FC Spartak Moscow – 2004–2006 Germán Conti – FC Lokomotiv Moscow – 2023 Tino Costa – FC Spartak Moscow – 2013–2014 Ramiro Di Luciano – PFC CSKA Moscow – 2025 Alejandro Domínguez – FC Rubin Kazan, FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 2004–2009 Sebastián Driussi – FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 2017–2021 Leandro Fernández – FC Dynamo Moscow – 2006–2014 Osmar Ferreyra – PFC CSKA Moscow – 2004–2005 Gabriel Florentín – FC Orenburg – 2022–2024 Pablo Fontanello – FC Ural Yekaterinburg – 2014–2016 Adolfo Gaich – PFC CSKA Moscow, PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 2020–2025 Ezequiel Garay – FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 2014–2016 Walter García – FC Rubin Kazan – 2006 Benjamín Garré – PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 2023–2024 Luciano Gondou – FC Zenit St. Petersburg, PFC CSKA Moscow – 2024–2026 Pablo Guiñazú – FC Saturn Ramenskoye – 2004 Juan Manuel Insaurralde – FC Spartak Moscow – 2012–2015 Matías Kranevitter – FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 2017–2019 Juan Lescano – FC SKA-Khabarovsk, FC Anzhi Makhachkala – 2017–2019 Gustavo Lillo – FC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 2002–2003 Maxi López – FC Moscow – 2007–2008 Mauro Luna Diale – FC Akhmat Grozny – 2024–2025 Cristian Maidana – FC Spartak Moscow – 2008, 2010 Emanuel Mammana – FC Zenit St. Petersburg, PFC Sochi – 2017–2021 Braian Mansilla – FC Orenburg, FC Akhmat Grozny, FC Rodina Moscow – 2022–2026 Lucas Masoero – FC Nizhny Novgorod – 2021–2023 Patricio Matricardi – FC Rotor Volgograd – 2020 Daniel Montenegro – FC Saturn Ramenskoye – 2004–2005 Maximiliano Moralez – FC Moscow – 2007 Tomás Muro – FC Orenburg – 2024–2025 Franco Orozco – PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 2024 Leandro Paredes – FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 2017–2018 Nicolás Pareja – FC Spartak Moscow – 2010–2012 Franco Parodi – PFC Spartak Nalchik – 2009 Nicolás Pavlovich – FC Saturn Ramenskoye – 2003–2005 Guillermo Pereyra – FC Lokomotiv Moscow – 2008 Matías Pérez – FC Orenburg – 2023–2024 Gustavo Pinto – FC Moscow – 2003–2004 Ezequiel Ponce – FC Spartak Moscow – 2019–2021 Damián Puebla – FC Orenburg – 2026 Lucas Pusineri – FC Saturn Ramenskoye – 2003–2004 Federico Rasic – FC Arsenal Tula – 2017–2018 Gonzalo Requena – PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 2026 Emiliano Rigoni – FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 2017–2020 Clemente Rodríguez – FC Spartak Moscow – 2004–2006, 2008–2009 Marcos Rojo – FC Spartak Moscow – 2011–2012 Pablo Solari – FC Spartak Moscow – 2025–2026 Valentín Vada – FC Rubin Kazan – 2023–2025 Román Vega – FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 2025–2026 Lucas Vera – FC Orenburg, FC Khimki, FC Lokomotiv Moscow – 2022–2026 Lionel Verde – PFC CSKA Moscow – 2025 Rodrigo Villagra – PFC CSKA Moscow – 2025

Armen Adamyan – FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk – 1995 Georgy Arutyunyan – FC Krasnodar – 2023 Robert Arzumanyan – FC Amkar Perm – 2015 Garnik Avalyan – FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Uralan Elista – 1993–2000 Tigran Avanesyan – FC Tambov, FC Baltika Kaliningrad, FC Orenburg – 2021, 2023–2024, 2026 Artyom Bandikyan – PFC CSKA Moscow – 2025–2026 Khoren Bayramyan – FC Rostov, FC Rubin Kazan – 2011–2012, 2015–2026 Roman Berezovsky – FC Zenit St. Petersburg, FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Khimki – 1996–2005, 2007–2009, 2012–2014 Karen Dokhoyan – FC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 2000–2006 Artur Galoyan – FC Baltika Kaliningrad, FC Akron Tolyatti – 2023–2025 Artur Gharibyan – FC Rodina Moscow – 2025 Pavel Gorelov – FC Rostov, FC Orenburg – 2020, 2025–2026 Ara Hakobyan – FC Alania Vladikavkaz – 1999 Varazdat Haroyan – FC Ural Yekaterinburg, FC Tambov – 2017–2020 Karlen Hovhannisyan – FC Akron Tolyatti – 2026 Sargis Hovhannisyan – FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Lokomotiv Moscow – 1992–1999 Sargis Hovsepyan – FC Zenit St. Petersburg, FC Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow – 1998–2003 Ugochukwu Iwu – FC Rubin Kazan – 2023–2026 Manuk Kakosyan – FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi, FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk – 1997–2001 Aleksandr Karapetyan – PFC Sochi, FC Tambov – 2019–2020 Vardan Khachatryan – FC Torpedo Moscow – 1993 Barsegh Kirakosyan – FC Khimki – 2009 Sergey Kochkanyan – FC Rostov – 2020 Arshak Koryan – FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Khimki – 2017, 2020–2021 Ruslan Koryan – FC SKA-Khabarovsk – 2017 Yervand Krbachyan – PFC CSKA Moscow – 1993 Armen Manucharyan – FC Rotor Volgograd – 2020 Edgar Manucharyan – FC Ural Yekaterinburg – 2013–2017 Karapet Mikaelyan – FC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 1999–2000 Hrayr Mkoyan – PFC Spartak Nalchik – 2012 Arthur Mkrtchyan – FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 1998–1999 Karlen Mkrtchyan – FC Anzhi Makhachkala – 2013–2016 Andrey Movsisyan – CSKA Moscow, FC Saturn Ramenskoye, FC Moscow, Luch-Energiya Vladivostok – 1996–1997, 2000–2006 Yura Movsisyan – FC Krasnodar, FC Spartak Moscow – 2011–2015 Aras Özbiliz – FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Spartak Moscow – 2012–2015 Eduard Partsikyan – FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi – 1999 Artur Petrosyan – FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod – 1999 Tigran Petrosyants – FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi, PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow, FC Uralan Elista, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara – 1995–2000 Marcos Pizzelli – FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Krasnodar – 2012–2013 Artur Sarkisov – FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod, FC Ural Yekaterinburg, FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk – 2012–2014, 2018–2019 Albert Sarkisyan – FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Alania Vladikavkaz, FC Amkar Perm – 1997–2006 Edgar Sevikyan – FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Akron Tolyatti – 2022–2026 Armen Shahgeldyan – FC Dynamo Moscow – 2000 Artyom Simonyan – FC Torpedo Moscow – 2022 Eduard Spertsyan – FC Krasnodar – 2020–2026 Nair Tiknizyan – PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Lokomotiv Moscow – 2019–2025 Erik Vardanyan – PFC Sochi – 2020 Artur Voskanyan – FC Uralan Elista – 1999–2000 Yeghia Yavruyan – FC Shinnik Yaroslavl – 2006 Aramais Yepiskoposyan – FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk – 1995–1997 David Yurchenko – Krylia Sovetov, Mordovia Saransk, FC Ufa, FC Anzhi Makhachkala, FC Tosno, FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk – 2010, 2012–13, 2014–19 Robert Zebelyan – FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Khimki – 2007

Ivan Franjic – FC Torpedo Moscow – 2014–2015 Luke Wilkshire – FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Terek Grozny – 2008–2014, 2016

Moritz Bauer – FC Rubin Kazan, FC Ufa – 2016–2017, 2021 Markus Berger – FC Ural Yekaterinburg – 2014 Darko Bodul – FC Amkar Perm, FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk – 2016–2018 Jakob Jantscher – FC Dynamo Moscow – 2012–2013 Aleksandar Jukić – PFC Sochi, FC Rubin Kazan – 2024–2026 Emanuel Pogatetz – FC Spartak Moscow – 2005 Martin Stranzl – FC Spartak Moscow – 2006–2010

Ilgar Abdurahmanov – FC Anzhi Makhachkala – 2001 Ruslan Abishov – FC Rubin Kazan – 2013 Emin Ağayev – FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow – 2001 Tarlan Ahmadov – FC Fakel Voronezh – 2000 Azer Aliyev – PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FC Ufa, FC Tambov – 2018–2021 Kamran Aliyev – FC Khimki – 2020 Arif Asadov – FC Spartak Vladikavkaz, FC Tyumen – 1994, 1998 Deni Gaisumov – PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Terek Grozny – 1995, 1997, 2005 Vali Gasimov – FC Spartak Moscow, FC Dynamo Moscow – 1992 Elbeyi Guliyev – FC Ural Yekaterinburg – 2016 Gurban Gurbanov – FC Fakel Voronezh – 2000–2001 Ruslan İdiqov – FC KamAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny – 1995 Vagif Javadov – FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod – 2011 Dmitry Kramarenko – FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Alania Vladikavkaz, PFC CSKA Moscow – 1993–2002 Magomed Kurbanov – FC Rostov – 2012 Vladislav Lemish – FC Kuban Krasnodar, PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Baltika Kaliningrad – 1992, 1994, 1997 Vyacheslav Lychkin – FC Dynamo Stavropol, FC Tyumen – 1992, 1998 Emin Mahmudov – FC Saturn Ramenskoye, FC Spartak Moscow, FC Tom Tomsk, PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FC Mordovia Saransk – 2010–2016 Lev Mayorov – FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk – 1995–2001, 2003 Filip Ozobić – FC Spartak Moscow – 2010–2011 Kazemır Qudiyev – FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi – 1996–1997 Emin Quliyev – FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz – 2003 Ramil Sheydayev – FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, FC Rubin Kazan, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FC Dynamo Moscow – 2014–2015, 2018–2019 Mahir Shukurov – FC Anzhi Makhachkala – 2010 Narvik Sırxayev – FC Anzhi Makhachkala, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Moscow, FC Terek Grozny – 2000–2005 Branimir Subašić – FC Amkar Perm – 2005 Nazim Suleymanov – FC Alania Vladikavkaz, FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi – 1992–1998 Aleksandr Zhidkov – FC Anzhi Makhachkala – 2000–2001

Yury Afanasenko – FC Alania Vladikavkaz – 1998 Mikhail Afanasyev – FC Amkar Perm – 2008–2009 Dzmitry Aharodnik – FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 2000–2002 Anton Amelchenko – FC Moscow, FC Rostov, FC Terek Grozny – 2007–2010, 2012–2014 Syarhey Amelyanchuk – FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Rostov, FC Terek Grozny, FC Tom Tomsk – 2005–2013 Yury Antanovich – PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don – 1993–1998